Lemon Thyme Chicken

I love thyme, but it hates me. I have NEVER been successful in growing thyme and always end up buying it weekly. Jorge and I love to use thyme for chicken dishes or in a white sauce I make to serve over mushroom ravioli (store bought – let’s not get crazy).

Wait, I just realized that I said: “Jorge and I love to use thyme for chicken dishes…”. That’s incorrect. I love to use thyme. Jorge loves to eat thyme. I would be amazed if he even knows what thyme looks like. 😉

I have Thyme growing in my container herb garden again right now. It’s half dead. No seriously, half of it is black and half of it is green and happy.

I don’t even know what I could possibly be doing wrong — so if anyone has some tips, I am all ears/black thumbs.

This Lemon Thyme Chicken is a super delicious 30 minute dinner. I like using the thinly sliced chicken breasts with this one because it cooks so much faster. I usually start my water boiling for the egg noodles and then start working on my chicken.

About the time I am finishing with the sauce, is just about when the noodles are usually done cooking. It works out perfectly! I really hope you enjoy this easy weeknight dinner as much as our little family of four does! Even the twins gobble this one up!

Yield:4 Servings

Lemon Thyme Chicken

Recipe Note: If you have them on hand, toss in some capers when you add the garlic to the sauce. Then it's like a Chicken Piccata!

7 comments

I love thyme too – it’s such a great herb. I have no tips for you unfortunately, fellow black thumb here. Although my thyme is doing great this year, but it’s planted in the ground. And I know what I’m going to do with it!

I did a little bit of substitution and used lemon thyme, less lemon juice and added about a teaspoon of Thai basil(minced) and it came out very nice. I am now a level 2 cook.

Thanks for Sharing.
Neil From Down Under.

Growing many herbs can be difficult. I live in NorCal and had the same problem. I found out that herbs do not like full sun or the heat. So I moved my herbs under a tree and every since I never had another problem.